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3 days ago · Lord Caspar Sasha Ivor Spencer-Churchill was born 18 October 2008. He is the son of James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough and Edla Griffiths. Title 18 October 2008-present Lord Caspar Spencer-Churchill
1 day ago · Winston Churchill. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill [a] (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924, he was a Member of ...
1 day ago · The others were bought in the 18th century by the duke of Marlborough, whose successors also rented Christ Church's estate, and thus became effective lords of the whole parish. The estates were broken up piecemeal in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
2 days ago · VII.—PAYMASTERS-GENERAL AND OFFICIALS OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL. Walpole, Earl of Orford. Clinton, Earl of Lincoln. Compton, Earl of Wilmington. Pitt, Earl of Chatham
2 days ago · Through his father, Lord Randolph Churchill, a Tory politician, Winston was directly descended from John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, the hero of the wars against Louis XIV of France in the early 18th century.
- What did Winston Churchill do during World War II?As prime minister (1940–45) during most of World War II, Winston Churchill rallied the British people and led the country from the brink of defeat...
- What was Winston Churchill’s family background?Through his father, Lord Randolph Churchill, a Tory politician, Winston was directly descended from John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, the he...
- Where was Winston Churchill educated?At Harrow School, Winston Churchill’s conspicuously poor academic record provoked his father’s decision to enter him into an army career. On his th...
3 days ago · Stoke Park, now the property of Mrs. Wilberforce Bryant, was one of the estates suggested for purchase by the nation for the Duke of Marlborough in 1705. In 1789 the house had not been inhabited for some years and needed extensive repairs.
4 days ago · On this day 1706, a 60,000-man Anglo-Dutch army under the Duke of Marlborough defeats an equal-sized French force under the Duke of Villeroy at Ramillies. The battle is won in less than an hour. Joan of Arc arrested.
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